Creating a Palo Alto Firewall connection

To create the connection you need:

  • A Device address
  • An API token

Obtaining an API Token

Follow the Palo Alto documentation on how to obtain an API Token for a PAN-OS firewall instance.

Creating your connection

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.

  2. Select the Palo Alto Firewall icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appears.

  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.

  4. Select API Token as the method to make the connection.

  5. Fill in the parameters:

    • The Device address including protocol (http:// or https://). Self signed certificates will work when using the https protocol
    • The API token generated from the firewall
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.

  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.